Bundesliga · Sat, 7 Feb 2026 ·
SC Freiburg vs Werder Bremen — 1 - 0
Europa-Park-Stadion · Referee: Deniz Aytekin, Germany
Match report
SC Freiburg beat Werder Bremen 1-0
Werder Bremen were beaten 1-0 by SC Freiburg at Europa-Park-Stadion on Saturday, 7 February 2026 in Bundesliga matchday 21. J. Beste scored the only goal of the game for SC Freiburg in the 13th minute. Johan Manzambi (SC Freiburg, 52') was sent off. It was 1-0 at half-time.
SC Freiburg had 33% of the ball and 7 shots (2 on target) against Werder Bremen’s 17 (5 on target). Noah Atubolu (SC Freiburg) was the top-rated player with 8.5. The result leaves SC Freiburg 3rd in the Bundesliga table on 10 points and Werder Bremen 8th on 7.
Form, table and head-to-head
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Bayern München | 4 | +12 | 10 |
| 3 | SC Freiburg | 4 | +9 | 10 |
| 4 | FC Augsburg | 4 | +5 | 7 |
| 7 | SV Elversberg | 4 | +1 | 7 |
| 8 | Werder Bremen | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 9 | RB Leipzig | 4 | +4 | 6 |
Last meetings
No previous meetings on record.
Next meeting: Sun, 30 Aug 2026, SC Freiburg 4-1 Werder Bremen
Match events
- 13'goalJ. BesteAssist: I. Matanovic
- 51'VAR decisionJohan ManzambiCard upgrade
- 52'red cardJohan ManzambiRed Card
- 56'substitutionV. GrifoOff: Y. Suzuki
- 62'substitutionJ. MalatiniOff: S. Mbangula
- 62'substitutionO. DemanOff: F. Agu
- 68'substitutionJ. BesteOff: A. Jung
- 68'substitutionC. GunterOff: J. Makengo
- 84'substitutionI. MatanovicOff: N. Hofler
- 84'substitutionP. OsterhageOff: D. Scherhant
- 84'substitutionJ. NjinmahOff: M. Grull
- 84'substitutionR. SchmidOff: C. Puertas
- 88'substitutionS. LynenOff: J. Milosevic
- 90'yellow cardMarco FriedlYellow Card
Lineups
SC Freiburg
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach Julian Schuster
Starting XI
- 1N. AtuboluG
- 43B. OgbusD
- 28M. GinterD
- 37M. RosenfelderD
- 30C. GunterD
- 8M. EggesteinM
- 6P. OsterhageM
- 19J. BesteM
- 44J. ManzambiM
- 32V. GrifoM
- 31I. MatanovicF
Substitutes
- 21F. MullerG
- 5A. JungD
- 33J. MakengoD
- 65K. SteinmannD
- 27N. HoflerM
- 14Y. SuzukiM
- 22C. IrieF
- 9L. HolerF
- 7D. ScherhantF
Werder Bremen
Formation 3-1-4-2 · Coach Daniel Thioune
Starting XI
- 30M. BackhausG
- 22J. MalatiniD
- 32M. FriedlD
- 31K. CoulibalyD
- 14S. LynenM
- 3Y. SugawaraM
- 6J. StageM
- 20R. SchmidM
- 2O. DemanM
- 11J. NjinmahF
- 9K. ToppF
Substitutes
- 13K. HeinG
- 7S. MbangulaF
- 10L. BittencourtM
- 17M. GrullF
- 18C. PuertasM
- 19J. MilosevicF
- 23I. SchmidtD
- 24P. CovicM
- 27F. AguD
Match statistics
- 33%Possession67%
- 0.46Expected goals (xG)0.97
- 7Total shots17
- 2Shots on target5
- 4Shots off target4
- 1Blocked shots8
- 5Shots inside the box9
- 2Shots outside the box8
- 4Corners8
- 0Offsides2
- 9Fouls12
- 0Yellow cards1
- 1Red cards0
- 6Goalkeeper saves1
- 280Passes554
- 202Accurate passes477
- 72%Pass accuracy86%
- 0.19Goals prevented0.19
Player statistics
SC Freiburg
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Noah AtuboluGTop rated | 90 | 8.5 | ||
| 28Matthias GinterD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 30Christian GünterD | 68 | 6.6 | ||
| 37Max RosenfelderD | 90 | 7.3 | ||
| 43Bruno OgbusD | 90 | 6.9 | ||
| 6Patrick OsterhageM | 84 | 6.9 | ||
| 8Maximilian EggesteinM | 90 | 7.6 | ||
| 19Jan-Niklas BesteM | 68 | 7.9 | 1 | |
| 32Vincenzo GrifoM | 56 | 6.9 | ||
| 44Johan ManzambiM | 52 | 5.3 | ||
| 31Igor MatanovićF | 84 | 7.2 | 1 | |
| 21Florian MüllerG | – | – | ||
| 5Anthony JungD | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 33Jordy MakengoD | 22 | 6.9 | ||
| 65Karl SteinmannD | – | – | ||
| 14Yuito SuzukiM | 34 | 6.9 | ||
| 27Nicolas HöflerM | – | – | ||
| 7Derry ScherhantF | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| 9Lucas HölerF | 15 | 6.5 | ||
| 22Cyriaque IriéF | – | – |
Werder Bremen
| Player | Min | Rating | G | A |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30Mio BackhausG | 90 | 6.6 | ||
| 22Julián MalatiniD | 62 | 6.0 | ||
| 31Karim CoulibalyD | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 32Marco FriedlD | 90 | 7.9 | ||
| 2Olivier DemanM | 62 | 6.6 | ||
| 3Yukinari SugawaraM | 90 | 7.0 | ||
| 6Jens StageM | 90 | 6.5 | ||
| 14Senne LynenM | 88 | 6.3 | ||
| 20Romano SchmidM | 84 | 6.3 | ||
| 9Keke ToppF | 90 | 5.9 | ||
| 11Justin NjinmahF | 84 | 6.7 | ||
| 13Karl HeinG | – | – | ||
| 23Isaac SchmidtD | – | – | ||
| 27Felix AguD | 28 | 6.9 | ||
| 10Leonardo BittencourtM | – | – | ||
| 18Cameron PuertasM | 15 | 6.9 | ||
| 24Patrice ČovićM | – | – | ||
| 7Samuel MbangulaF | 28 | 6.6 | ||
| 17Marco GrüllF | 15 | 6.7 | ||
| 19Jovan MiloševićF | 11 | 6.2 |